We all know the struggle of kids coloring on the wall

Parents of small children single-handedly keep Mr. Clean’s Magic Erasers in business and have to be their target demographic, because those things can remove any kid’s wall doodle lickety-split. One mom had a different approach to her 6-year-old son’s wall art, however, and the result is nothing short of genius.

Eric Massicotte, a neurosurgeon living in Toronto, recently shared photos of his son’s latest wall doodle on Twitter. What sets apart this particular markers-on-the-wall malfeasance is the way his wife, Kim, handled it.

Your kids are going to do things they shouldn’t. It helps if you married someone with a sense of humour. pic.twitter.com/VVTstejBJO

“These antics are common in our house, we have two very curious boys,” Eric tells Scary Mommy. “Our kids never fail to surprise us. I wish we had the time to capture all of their adventures in this way.”

The tweet quickly went viral, with plenty of people jumping in to share their own similar experiences.

Wish we'd framed this back in 2013. My better half painted over it for me, his heart was in the right place though. pic.twitter.com/4zYHX9uPtV

Learned quickly that wax crayon can't be painted over 😉 She will be 30 next month, grown into a hot-minded businesswoman built on her creativity so glad I didn't scold her that day. Her little face thinking she'd helped me make the place look good 🙂

Massicotte says he’s amazed by the reaction to his tweet. “I posted this because we found it amusing at the time,” he said. “The fact that it has received so much attention goes to show how universally relatable this situation is, and that kids all over the world are just the same.”